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.TH "GIT\-CREDENTIAL\-STO" "1" "02/24/2014" "Git 1\&.9\&.0" "Git Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
git-credential-store \- Helper to store credentials on disk
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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git config credential\&.helper \(aqstore [options]\(aq
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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Using this helper will store your passwords unencrypted on disk, protected only by filesystem permissions\&. If this is not an acceptable security tradeoff, try \fBgit-credential-cache\fR(1), or find a helper that integrates with secure storage provided by your operating system\&.
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This command stores credentials indefinitely on disk for use by future Git programs\&.
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You probably don\(cqt want to invoke this command directly; it is meant to be used as a credential helper by other parts of git\&. See \fBgitcredentials\fR(7) or EXAMPLES below\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\-\-store=<path>
.RS 4
Use
<path>
to store credentials\&. The file will have its filesystem permissions set to prevent other users on the system from reading it, but will not be encrypted or otherwise protected\&. Defaults to
~/\&.git\-credentials\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
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The point of this helper is to reduce the number of times you must type your username or password\&. For example:
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$ git config credential\&.helper store
$ git push http://example\&.com/repo\&.git
Username: <type your username>
Password: <type your password>

[several days later]
$ git push http://example\&.com/repo\&.git
[your credentials are used automatically]
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.SH "STORAGE FORMAT"
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The \&.git\-credentials file is stored in plaintext\&. Each credential is stored on its own line as a URL like:
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https://user:pass@example\&.com
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When Git needs authentication for a particular URL context, credential\-store will consider that context a pattern to match against each entry in the credentials file\&. If the protocol, hostname, and username (if we already have one) match, then the password is returned to Git\&. See the discussion of configuration in \fBgitcredentials\fR(7) for more information\&.
.SH "GIT"
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Part of the \fBgit\fR(1) suite